A man has received widespread attention after pulling off a winter stunt in Canada, but it's probably not the type of attention he wants. A man has gone viral for jumping across ice chunks in the Toronto Harbour but people are now slamming him for his dangerous actions. Already this year there have been acts in Toronto that have gone viral for how problematic they are, and it looks like this stunt is the latest one.
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Just earlier this month, everyone was talking about the Toronto chair girl, and now this. It all started when a video of a man jumping across ice chunks in the Toronto Harbour surfaced on Instagram yesterday on February 25. The footage showed him walking and jumping along the large pieces of ice that were floating in the water. The incident was filmed and posted by an observer, Instagram user rafamaple.
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The video has made the man famous, but not for the right reasons. Several people are completely slamming the person for not only endangering his own life but potentially other people who would have to rescue him if something happened.
Check out the video below of the ice jumping stunt that was posted on Instagram.
@rafamaple"So this happened today," read the caption of the Instagram video posted by rafamaple. "ps.: he made it back to the island few minutes later and it’s safe and sound".
Many people are now taking to social media to slam the man for his actions.
Via Screenshot | Reddit Toronto
Via Screenshot | Reddit Toronto
Many people are also pointing out that his actions could have put others peoples' lives at risk, such as rescuers.
Via Screenshot | Reddit Toronto
Some Torontonians are even comparing him to the infamous Toronto Chair Girl.
Via Screenshot | Reddit Toronto
The identity of this Toronto ice jumping man is currently a mystery. He did make it out of the stunt alive, according to the observer who posted the video on Instagram. In response to a comment on the post asking whether the guy survived, user rafamaple replied with, "yes! haha. he got out of there safe and sound!"
The man's identity is unknown, but it's pretty clear that Torontonians thought his stunt was anything but cool.